Device and method for tightening wire



J. E. SCHEUERLEIN DEVICE AND METHOD FOR TIGHTENING WIRE July 25, 1933.

Filed Jan. 25, 1933 ATTORNEY.

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Patented July 25, 1933 NI-T D STATES PATENT; oF icE 'J'OHFI"SCHEUERLEIN, OF BAY CITY, :MICHIGAN.

DEVICE ND METHOD For. vrieirmiqiive WIRE -A ppli catio n iilediartaarylas, 1933. s riainb. e'aose.

'This invention relates to a device and method for tighteningloose'wires on all kinds of wire fences, telephone and electric lines,brace wires, as well as wires usedfor:

repairing and wiring .together the' 'broken parts of'various tools andmechanical dedevices. 1

One of the-prime objects of the invent on is to design a tool fortightening and'taking up the slack wire on -fencsand the llke, so

that a tight wire may be had.

Another object is to provide ELIl'fldjllSfifilllQ' tool for taking upthe slack ina wire WhlCh' is secured to spaced apart "supports, so thatthe strand may be tightened and held tight.

A further object is to provide a verysimple, practical, and economicaltool which can i be readily manufactured and assembled,

which is composed of'few partsall'of rugged construction; and which canbe readily operated by unskilled workmen.

A further object still is to provide a de-f v vice of ruggedconstruction'whi'ch requires little or no repair, which is eflicient inoperation, and which is of a size to permit it being readily handled andoperated.-

With the above and other objects in view;

the present invention consists in the combination and arrangement ofparts, hereinafter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanyingdrawing, and particularly pointed out in the appended claims, it beingof the yoke.

Fig. 4 is an end view thereof.

Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 1, showing the device in position fortightening a loose strand of wire.

Fig. 6 is also a similar view, illustrating the tightening operationpartly completed.

Fig. 7 is a view simliar to Fig.6 showing the tightening operationcompleted.

Fig. 8 is a'view showi'ng the wire tightened andthe device removed andsections secured together. I I

Fig. 9 is a view showing the loose section cut away. Y I

Referring now more particularly to the" drawing in which I have, shownthe PIG-169 ferred embodiment of my invention, the'tool comprises-"atubular threaded screw 'rod member-5,-the upper endsection of which isshouldered :as shown: at 6','said end section b'eing b'ored-to receive atransversely disposed handle member 7 as-usual; "A yoke member 8 ismounted on the screw rod 5, and is "formed as clearly shown in Figs. 3and4 of the drawing, a vertically disposed threaded opening 9 beingprovided in' said yoke, the ends being grooved as shown at 10, the innerend of "the grooves 1 being rounded as shown at 11,so thatsharp cor nersare eliminated. A'swivel member'12 is secured in lower end of the screw"rod member 5, and'a" pilot 13- is formedintegral therewith, said pilotprojecting into a suitab-le recess pro: vided in the end of themember 5,the lower 7 end of the swivel being grooved as at 14,

and the edges are rounded as at 15 to elim inate'any sharp 'corners.

"Fence wires are stretched by persons climbing over them, by cattle andanimals endeavoring to get through, and bythe sag ging "of the supportsto which the wire strands are secured,-and when it is desired to tightena loose strand or wire which is indicated at 16,1 provideanadditionalshortlength 17, which I place over the yoke member 8 with the ends ofthe wire leading down and over the grooved portions 10. These ends arewrapped around the strand 16 in spaced apart relation as shown at 18,

and the swivel end of the tool is placed over v the strand 16, all asshown in Fig. 5 of the drawing.

The operator then grasps the handle 7,

, revolving said handle to'thread the screw nod through the yoke member8, forcing the the taut the central portion A of the wire 16 outwardlyas shown in Fig. 6, the bend B in the wire preventing the wrappedsection 18 from slippage on the strand 16. Continued rotation of thehandle 7 forces the center section A outwardly to position as shown inFig. 7, so that the wrapped sections 18 draw the end sections of thewire 16 toward each other. When the wire has been drawn as taut aspossible, I take another strand of wire 19 and securely wrap or twistthe ends to the main strand 16 at the point 20, and I then remove thetool and cut the wire sections 17 with a pair of conventional pliers orother tool, so that the appearance of the completed structure is asshown in Fig. 9 of thedrawing. V

The operation is simple and can be readily performed by inexperiencedlabor. It

merely requires the addition of the short lengths of wire 17 and 19, andthe strands of the wire which make up the fence can be readilytightened,so that old loose wire is made taut and serves exactly thesame purpose as new tightly stretched wire.

I wish to direct particularattention to the fact that the opening 19 inthe yoke is offset with the relation to the grooves in the ends thereof,so that there will be no interference or obstruction when the wires 17and 19 are applied. 7

The device is adaptable for many purposes, in fact anywhere that wire isused,

and while in the present instance I have shown the device as used fortightening and stretching slack fence wire, it will be readilyunderstood this is but one of the uses to which it may be put. p

From the foregoing description it will be obvious that I have perfecteda very simple, practical, rugged, and eflicient device and method fortightening loose strands of wirewhich are secured to spaced apart supports. 7

What I claim is: v

1. A wire tightening tool ofthe class described and comprising athreaded screw rod provided with a handle on the one end thereof, agrooved swivel member secured to the opposite end, and an offset yokemember adjustably mounted on said screw rod and provided with roundedgrooves in the ends thereof.

2. A wire tightening tool of the class described and comprising athreaded screw rod provided with a handle on the upper end thereof, agrooved swivel member secured to the opposite end of said screw rod andadapted to engage the wire to be tightened, a transversely disposed yokeadjustably mounted on the screw rod and provided with grooved androunded ends, and a wire placed over said yoke and groove and adapted tobe secured to the main wire, so that the handle can be manipulated todraw the end sections of the main wire towards each other.

3. A wire tightening tool of the class described, and comprising a screwrod provided with a transversely disposed handle on one end thereof, aswivel member secured to the opposite end and provided with a groove inthe bottom face thereof, an offset yoke member adjustably mounted on thescrew rod, and grooves in the ends of the yoke member, said groovesbeing disposed to accommodate a strip of wire without obstruction fromthe screw rod.

4:; The method of tightening a wire which consists in attaching bothends of a separate strand of wire to the main strand at spaced apartpoints intermediate its length, forcing the intermediate sectionoutwardly from the main strand to pull the end sections of the mainstrand towards each other, and then securing the taut sections securelytogether.

5. .The method of tightening a main wire which consists in attaching theends of a separate section of wire to the main section at a pointintermediate its length, then forcing the section ofthe main wirebetweenthe attached ends outwardly from the main w1re to draw the end sectionsof the main wire taut, and then wiring across the bent section to securethe end sections rigidly together.

6. The method of tightening a main wire which is secured to spaced apartsupports, which consists in attaching both ends of a separate strand ofwire to the main wire at a point intermediate its length, bending thesection between the attached ends outwardly from the main wire todrawthe end sections of the main wire towards each other, and then attachinga separate strand to secure the end sections together.

JOHN E. SCHEUERLEI'N.

